林書豪引新秀賽破例：增補入選NBA全明星
Jeremy Lin will be at All-Star Weekend after all.
Jeremy Lin will play in the Rising Stars Challenge after he was added Thursday to the roster of players for the Feb. 24 game, just before Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley began drafting for their teams. ESPN also reports that Lin will assist Knicks teammate Iman Shumpert in the Slam Dunk contest.
Lin's breakout came after the pool of 18 players was selected, and the NBA was pressured to add him after he scored 136 points in his first five starts, most by an NBA player since the merger with the ABA in 1976-77.
O'Neal took Lin with his third pick after starting with the Clippers' Blake Griffin. Barkley took Cleveland's Kyrie Irving at No. 2.
Miami's Norris Cole also was added to make 20 eligible players.
"I was surprised Charles didn't take Lin, so I had to take him," O'Neal said following the draft.
Lin will get a chance to play with Knicks teammate and good friend Landry Fields, who was chosen by O'Neal in the 11th pick. Along with Griffin, they will play with Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio, Pistons center Greg Monroe and Bobcats point guard Kemba Walker, among others.
The game will be played Friday in Orlando, starting at 9 p.m. ET
【NBA快訊】2012年NBA全明星賽將於美國當地時間2月25日-28日在奧蘭多進行，哈佛小子近期的瘋狂爆發讓NBA爲其破例，將每支新秀隊成員的人數由9人擴充爲10人。今年新秀賽採用新的比賽方式，首次由一年級生和二年級生混合組隊，分別命名爲“SHAQ隊”和“CHUCK隊”，擔任沙克隊總經理的退役籃球巨星沙奎爾-奧尼爾（Shaquille O'Neal）在第一位選擇了近來人氣暴漲的林書豪，此前就有報道稱大鯊魚很欣賞林書豪，也爲他能破例加入全明星賽做了一些努力。衆星雲集的全明星週末，期待林書豪有上佳表現！
